macrumors 68020

I would just buy the back piece and cut a square, I'm telling you with a razor and a straight edge it will not be that hard. Not to mention the skin goes on pretty clear so you wouldn't really notice any slight imperfections. I've installed about 20+ of these skins so I always say go for the whole install, but I understand it is a pain in the ass.

macrumors 68020

The Iphone 3G and 3G-S is curved. Even if you set it down that camera area is not going to touch the surface.

Just cut the piece a tad short of reaching the camera and you will have plenty of surface area covered so that when set down, your Iphone will only be resting on the skin. Trust me, I've done this.

Dude your answer is that skin, you're kind of making this harder than it needs to be. Not to mention you could just cut that corner rounded so it avoids the camera should you want your skin to go up higher.

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I know exactly what you're talking about. I have a DecalGirl rear skin on my iPhone 3G (and reviewed it on my site). I don't think they have any clear ones, but the have over 350 designs to choose from and they're pretty inexpensive.

I used to use a full case with my iPhone all the time, but the DecalGirl skin does everything I want since I installed it and I haven't gone back to a fitted case for it (I used to use the Incase Slider). Perfect if you just want to make sure the back doesn't get scratched when you put it down somewhere.

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